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Posted: Apr 29 2008 at 5:38am \| IP Logged

I pulled out my air filter to inspect it and found that is was starting to get chewed up into small pieces (in the deeper area of the filter box). I've heard of mice getting in the air box, can that be my problem? or can this be a design issue with the 4.0's in the '06 Frontiers.

Anyway, if it is mice, how do I keep them out?

I ordered a K&N filter to replace this one, I am pretty sure the mice won't like the oil in the fabric filter, at least those are my hopes.

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Posted: Apr 29 2008 at 1:26pm \| IP Logged

Unless your airfilter was really old and just started to fall apart, it probably is mice. Find the inlet for the air box, and try putting some hot sauce or clorox around the opening. Clorox will definately work, but I don't know if the fumes would also mess with the sensors and make your engine run bad...thats why I suggested hot sauce.

Apply it liberally to a paper towell and rub it on the inlet of the air box. I would suggest using Tabasco Habenero, its some potent stuff!

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Posted: Apr 29 2008 at 2:42pm \| IP Logged

Of course you could get a mouse trap.

Or... Cut a wire aluminum window screen piece to fit in the intake side of the filter box.

Or get the cats out of the exhaust system to catch the mice!...

Well two out of three ain't bad...

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Posted: May 01 2008 at 4:38pm \| IP Logged

if its a 4x4 might of got wet offroaing

BTW changed mine at 16,000 looked still good but mine is a SE 4x2

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Posted: May 01 2008 at 7:52pm \| IP Logged

Stop storing your lunch in the air box!

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